Soundtrack to your Summer - 2016

Here at It's All Indie we're in the mood for some sunshine, so here's a collection of songs we are going to be playing ALL summer!

It's a wide range of tracks, remixes to covers as well as a varying degree of genres too, one thing is for sure, you'll definitely find a track in here that you WILL love!

The 1975's Top 10 Tracks - (IMO)

We've had a lovely ride with The 1975, and it looks like it's set to end. With all the hoo hah about that post on social media the other day, and the subsequent deletion of their accounts has made a lot of people upset, and for me (Fred) a little bit saddened, as I'm a fan of their more 'electronic' and 'experimental' side the top 10 may not be to your taste, but it's a top 10 none the less!

The band simply grew far too quickly, which these days is a hidden curse - yes the fame might be amazing, but for bands there does seem to be a ceiling, and as soon as they hit that their career stagnates. But enough of that, we're here to celebrate the band, and the TOP 10 tracks that involve one way or another - The 1975 - so this does include remixes!

10 - Travis $cott - Drive (The 1975 Remix)

9 - Me

 

8 - Medicine

 

7 - Sex

6 - So Good To Me (Chris Malinchak Cover)

5 - Intro/Set 3

4 - Haunt//Bed

 

3 - Robbers

2 - YOU

 

1 - Head.Cars.Bending

Essential Field Day 2015 (Sunday) playlist

Following on from my Essential Saturday playlist, please see below my picks of the tunes that you must go hear at Field Day on the Sunday. The second helping of the weekend is headlined by Ride, with support from Patti Smith and many other names including Savages, Mac DeMarco and Baxter Dury.

With the festival's line-up now essentially finalised (recent additions include Matthew E. White and Jungle, who will curate the afternoon on the Bandstand), I advise you all buy your tickets before it's too late! There's just under three weeks to go!

Check out the website [HERE] for more info and ticket selling outlets.

Top tip: See if you can pop into one of the retailers or pubs which sell tickets, as then you won't have to pay a booking fee.

Hope to see you all there!

Written by - Richard Maver


                                     

24 Summer Anthems of 2015

We're in Summer now (well us in the Northern hemisphere) and to celebrate the occasion we've been having at chat in the coffee room about the best summer anthems of 2015, made up only of songs that have been released this year!

ZIBRA - King 

Coasts - Modern Love

Pale Honey - Tease

Jax Jones - Yeah Yeah Yeah

Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On (Feat. MO)

ZIBRA - Better Off Alone

BOA - If You Stay

Swim Deep - To My Brother

Everything Everything - Distant Past (PBH & Jack Shizzle Remix)

The Wombats - Give Me A Try

BOA - Holier

Digitalism - Second Chance

United Fruit - Ghost Inside Your Head

Wolf Alice - Giant Peach

ZIBRA - Miracle

Years & Years - Worship

 

The Maccabees - Marks To Prove It

Nothing But Thieves - Itch

Racing Glaciers - What I Saw

Rat Boy - Sign On

Saint Raymond - Come Back To You

Spring King - City

Sundara Karma - Waves

Swim Deep - Hotel California

Essential Field Day 2015 (Saturday) Playlist

Festival season is fast-approaching. Therefore, Field Day 2015 is fast-approaching. The 'inner' city festival takes place over the weekend of the 6th and 7th of June, and boasts some of the biggest names in alternative music This year the festival boasts a more diverse lineup than ever before, with the likes of internationally recognised acts such as Caribou, Chet Faker and Django Django, to lesser known bands such as Astronomyy and Jagaara, who are looking to make some traction. Set in the East London mecca that is Victoria Park, the festival brings you the best in indie, alternative, house and disco, along with a bit of African, rock, and electro-pop just to make sure. This festival is the epitome of multi-genre ambiguity.

With the Saturday acting as the main attraction (at a price of only around £55), punters have a wide range of acts to choose from. In recent years, the festival has expanded to a weekend format, where the Sunday is focused around a headline act - this year, Ride. However, with a day packed full of artists too (including Mac Demarco, Savages and Diiv to name a few), the weekend is the most attractive package at only £83 a head. You couldn't find a better bargain if you ask me.

Being an annual pilgrim, I seriously advise you to visit Field Day this year, or at least at some point in the near future. Grab a ticket and don't miss out.
Great people, great setting, great vibes, great music.

That's all I have to say for now. But please check out my essential Field Day playlist (for the Saturday) below. It compliments this great weather we are having quite well.

Written by - Richard Maver

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Summer Indie Anthems - The Definitive Playlist

We at It's All Indie have compiled - via Soundcloud and YouTube - the definitive playlist in Indie anthems for the Summertime!

Think a song belongs in the playlist? Submit your suggestions in the comment box at the bottom and we'll add them in!

Essential Field Day 2014 Playlist

Following my preview article on why you should all go to Field Day 2014, here is my essential playlist for the festival to get you in the spirits (or even to persuade you to get involved). Weirdly some of the artists I would have liked to include do not have Soundcloud, so please don't be shocked by some missing artists.

There are plenty more great artists across the festival (two-day event this year), be sure to get yourself a ticket and check out the [WEBSITE] for any further information.

Written by - Richard Maver

New Indie Songs of 2014 - Best of Week 5

Yep, it's that time of the week, a look back at the past 7 days worth of new music. Once again we've got over 20 tracks for you to sink your teeth into.

Enjoy!

Top 7... Hidden Halloween-Gems

It’s spooky time again! Halloween is close as hell and we can’t wait to give you the horror of your lives. Musically there are many bloody brilliant treasures dealing with the most exciting time of the year (‘Thriller’ is indeed not the only song about monsters). In the following you find the perfect collection of creepy tunes which will spice up your very own scary party.

 

 

7) Plain White T - Pet Sematary

For the ‘Frankenweenie Unleashed’-soundtrack the five guys from Chicago covered the Ramones classic about a graveyard for the human’s dearest friends. Admittedly, nothing comes close to the original but id definitely could have been worse.

 

 

6) Stars - I Died So I Could Haunt You

This is quite an euphemistic view on death but combined with the rock tunes and the catchy synth-chorus it actually is kind of a funny song.

5) The Smiths - Cemetery Gates

These guys from Manchester must not be forgotten when planning a Halloween-party. Ironically, this tune dealing with the final rest is one of the more cheerful ones from this brilliant band.

 

4) The Cure - Lullaby

The video for this was considered one of the spookiest of the lovely 80s. Well…if you dare, have a look yourself, but beware: some of you might get nightmares from the view of Robert Smith covered in spider webs.

 

3) Karen Elson - The Ghost Who Walks

For some she is the “Queen of Creepy” and this song proves that she is at least to some extent. Enjoy the haunting arrangements and spooky vocals from this redhead.

2) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll

The title says it. There is nothing more to add.

 

1) Dead Man’s Bones - Pa Pa Power

It was hard to decide on only one exciting tune by this incredible duo, but the following has exactly subtle undertone which makes the difference between a good Halloween-party and a horribly good one. By the way, for those of you who haven’t recognised yet, the one of the singers of this amazing band is no one else than American actor Ryan Gosling.  

 

Written by Sarah Beicht

Its All Indie Playlist: May 2010

This will be a mixtape of tracks that this week should be in your ears.

Play them in A-Z order (by Artist)



Alex Metric - It Starts
Bloc Party - Zephyrus (Holy Fuck Remix)
Blood Red Shoes - Don't Ask
Casiokids - Fot I Hose
Citizen King - Under The Influence
Everything Everything - My Keys, Your Boyfriend
Florence + The Machine - You Got The Love (The XX Remix)
Jamaica - Short And Entertaining
Kele - Tenderoni
Kids Of 88 - My House
Lost Knives - Solstice (Neo Tokyo Remix)
Nine Black Alps - Cosmopolitan
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Dance The Way I Feel
Phoenix - 1901
Renegades - Renegades
Ten Bears - Braces
Two Door Cinema Club - Hands Off My Cash, Monty (Demo)
Violet Bones - Not Me
We Are Tokyo - Color Blind (Ninetynine's Love Remix)
We Have Band - Oh!
The XX - Intro
Young Legionnaire - Colossus

[DOWNLOAD LINK] - Avaliable soon, but be sure to copy and paste the songs into google/myspace/hypem.com